Weather Records on 17 November 2003

607 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 November 2003. Highest significance: Northampton, AU.

Key Facts for 17 November 2003

On 17 November 2003, 607 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
341 were record highs and 56 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 20 monthly and 587 daily.
Northampton set a daily record precipitation of 25.8 mm (1.0 in) on 17 November 2003.
Across 159 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 463 records.

Record Map

607 stations

607 station records on 17 November 2003 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 17 November 2003: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Northampton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Wandina	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Tenindewa Bindu	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Glenvar	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Mediterranee	France	Record daily precipitation	144.3 mm (5.7 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Wandana	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Cuero	United States	Record daily precipitation	134.6 mm (5.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Clodine	United States	Record daily precipitation	188.7 mm (7.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Springfield Abraham Lincoln Ca	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Giles Meteorological Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Valley Park	United States	Record daily precipitation	92.2 mm (3.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Aibonito 1 S	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
El Campo	United States	Record daily precipitation	107.2 mm (4.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Farmer	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ellington	United States	Record daily precipitation	144.8 mm (5.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Nemours (Ghazaouet)	Algeria	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Snoqualmie Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Grant	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Diablo Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Challa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ejido Reata	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Coteau	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin	United States	Record daily precipitation	98.8 mm (3.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Sullivan	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Laverton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Houston	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Barberton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Carterville	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kalaupapa 563	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lufkin Angelina Co AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Gurabo Substn	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	103.6 mm (4.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Leavenworth 3 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Presa Parral	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Girard	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Edah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Gosnells City	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Canovanas	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Conroe	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Snake Rvr	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
St Louis Lambert Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Steelville 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Victoria Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Qionghai	China	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mackinaw 3WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Fallon Exp STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Dumas	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Summersville 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hohenwald	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Auvergne	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Montague Island Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
San Marcos	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Rinconada	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Becanchen	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hamburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ghurka	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ford City 4 S Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Circle Hot Springs	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-33.3 C (-27.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tlahuac	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Perry	United States	Record daily precipitation	93.7 mm (3.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cushman Powerhouse #2	United States	Record daily precipitation	118.1 mm (4.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

607 records

Records set or tied on 17 November 2003 by type: Highest daily maximum 134, Lowest daily maximum 31, Highest daily minimum 207, Lowest daily minimum 25, Heaviest daily rainfall 197, Heaviest daily snowfall 8, Deepest snow cover 5.

Records on 17 November 2003 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	134
Lowest daily maximum	31
Highest daily minimum	207
Lowest daily minimum	25
Heaviest daily rainfall	197
Heaviest daily snowfall	8
Deepest snow cover	5

Records on 17 November 2003 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 20, daily 587.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

443 broken records

Margins by which the 443 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 178.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

17 November 2003

Top 20 records on 17 November 2003 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
17 November 2003	Northampton, AU	daily rain	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	22.0 mm (0.9 in)	58 years	63 of 100 (Major)
17 November 2003	Wandina, AU	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	57 years	62 of 100 (Major)
17 November 2003	Tenindewa Bindu, AU	monthly rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	0 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 2003	Glenvar, AU	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	37 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 2003	Mediterranee, FR	monthly rain	144.3 mm (5.7 in)	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	15 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 2003	Wandana, AU	daily rain	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	42 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 2003	Cuero, US	daily rain	134.6 mm (5.3 in)	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	12 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 2003	Clodine, US	daily rain	188.7 mm (7.4 in)	139.2 mm (5.5 in)	20 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 2003	Springfield Abraham Lincoln Ca, US	daily rain	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	76 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 2003	Giles Meteorological Office, AU	daily rain	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	24 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 2003	Valley Park, US	monthly rain	92.2 mm (3.6 in)	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	81 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 2003	Aibonito 1 S, PR	daily low max	18.9 C (66.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	93 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 2003	El Campo, US	daily rain	107.2 mm (4.2 in)	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	42 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 2003	Mount Farmer, AU	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	8 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 2003	Ellington, US	daily rain	144.8 mm (5.7 in)	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	9 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 2003	Nemours (Ghazaouet), DZ	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	114 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 2003	Snoqualmie Falls, US	daily rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	56 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 2003	Ft Grant, US	daily high max	31.7 C (89.1 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	102 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 2003	Diablo Dam, US	daily rain	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	72 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 2003	Challa, AU	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	5.9 mm (0.23 in)	85 years	44 of 100 (Notable)

Significance is a score from 0 to 100 combining margin, the age of the old record and the length of the station's record. How it is computed.

The Same Date in Other Years

1793 to 2003

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 2003. 2003 had 607 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 11-17 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1805	1
1816	1
1828	1
1835	1
1840	2
1841	1
1845	1
1848	1
1850	1
1852	1
1856	3
1863	1
1867	1
1872	1
1873	1
1875	3
1876	3
1880	3
1881	1
1882	4
1883	2
1885	3
1887	6
1888	5
1889	1
1890	2
1893	4
1894	3
1895	8
1896	4
1897	7
1898	2
1899	7
1900	8
1901	2
1902	6
1903	8
1904	14
1905	13
1906	14
1907	9
1908	15
1909	18
1910	6
1911	42
1912	58
1913	20
1914	121
1915	15
1916	79
1917	46
1918	81
1919	106
1920	193
1921	43
1922	22
1923	129
1924	178
1925	79
1926	214
1927	477
1928	547
1929	224
1930	407
1931	966
1932	462
1933	569
1934	384
1935	172
1936	279
1937	410
1938	245
1939	372
1940	203
1941	647
1942	362
1943	475
1944	339
1945	345
1946	427
1947	352
1948	424
1949	346
1950	521
1951	681
1952	1,076
1953	715
1954	304
1955	1,596
1956	262
1957	593
1958	1,811
1959	1,710
1960	236
1961	795
1962	317
1963	552
1964	639
1965	697
1966	408
1967	567
1968	368
1969	421
1970	426
1971	630
1972	505
1973	294
1974	485
1975	512
1976	904
1977	538
1978	970
1979	479
1980	1,575
1981	945
1982	497
1983	1,132
1984	413
1985	906
1986	860
1987	1,008
1988	805
1989	1,098
1990	980
1991	745
1992	570
1993	1,120
1994	1,016
1995	1,535
1996	1,583
1997	1,596
1998	638
1999	1,018
2000	1,255
2001	1,252
2002	1,083
2003	607
2004	745
2005	894
2006	1,389
2007	699
2008	901
2009	986
2010	880
2011	782
2012	392
2013	724
2014	2,110
2015	1,333
2016	1,064
2017	751
2018	744
2019	611
2020	832
2021	294
2022	959
2023	558
2024	522
2025	693

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Sources: Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Climatology Network Daily (GHCN-Daily). Records are computed by World Extreme Weather Monitor and are not official NOAA products. (US Government open data (NOAA NCEI)) Made with Natural Earth. Public domain map data. Borders are Natural Earth's de facto depiction. Data as of 2026-10-17 (17 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-16. Last revised 16 October 2026 (2026-10-16).

Margin	Records
0 to 25	405
25 to 50	26
50 to 75	5
75 to 100	3
100 to 125	2
125 to 150	1
150 to 175	0
175 to 200	1